Paper roll holder



Jan. l5, 1946. J. A. POIRIER PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed Oct. l1, 1944 .m MA m J Patented Jan. 15, 1946 2,392,996 PAPER ROLL HOLDER Joseph A.Poirier, Woonsocket, R. I.

Application October 11, 194 4, Serial No. 558,159

Claims.

This invention relates to a paper roll holder and more particularly to aholder intended as a mounting for a roll of toilet tissue, one object ofthe invention being to provide a holder adapted to be mounted against awall and serve as a carrier for a. roll of paper which is to be unwoundtherefrom and a cardboard core for the roll then removed from the holderand a new roll applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder including an armhaving an attaching bracket at one end and an abutment at its other endfor preventing accidental displacement of the roll from the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder wherein the armcarries depending webs near its inner and outer ends which serve toprevent upward movement of the roll on the arm 'and also serve as meansfor frictionally preventing too rapid rotation of the roll when paper iswithdrawn therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to so shape the depending web nearthe outer arm that a roll must be tilted in order to slide it onto thearm past an upstanding nger at the outer end of the arm, the roll beingthen returned to a horizontal position in which the outer end of theroll is engaged by the finger and the roll prevented from slidinglongitudinally off the arm,

Another object of theinvention is to provide a holder which is simple inconstruction and may be cheaply manufactured as a single casting.

The invention is illustrated in theaccompanyingv drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a. view showing the holder in side elevation and a roll oftoilet tissue applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2--2 of Fig. l.

a tube of cardboard, as shown in Fig. 1. Referring to this figure, itwill be seen that near its outer end the arm I carries an upstandingiinger 8 which overlaps the outer end of the roll and prevents the rollof paper from slipping longitudinally off the arm after the roll hasbeen applied to the holder. A short web 9 extends downwardly from theinner vend of the arm and is integrally united with the lower portion ofthe bracket 2 as well as with the arm. Therefore, this web will serve asa reinforcement for the arm as well as serving to engage in the core 'lof the roll and frictionally grip same to prevent too rapid rotation ofthe roll while unwinding paper therefrom. A longer web I 0 extendsdownwardly from'the arm near the front end thereof and attention iscalled to the fact that this long web or tongue is of triangular shapeand tapers toward its outer end so that it has a sloping lower edge ll.By so forming the web l0, a roll of toilet tissue may be tiltedandthrust onto the arm l, as shown in Fig. 4, pressure against the outerend of the roll being continued until the roll moves past finger 8 andassumes the horizontal position indicated by dotted lines in this flgureand shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The upstanding finger 8 will preventthe roll from sliding longitudinally oi the outer end of the arm and,since the web or tongue l0 is disposed within the front end of the core'l and engages the inner surface thereof, it will j prevent the rollfrom having tilting movement on the arm which would allow the roll toshift forwardly over the linger 8 and slip olf the front end Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 3-3 of I Fig. 4 is a sectional view takenlongitudinally in'which a roll of paper is applied thereto.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holder.

This improved paper roll holderis formed as a single casting and has anarm I which extends from an attaching bracket 2 through which openings 3are formed to receive screws Il by means of which it is to be firmlysecured against a wall or equivalent support 5. The arm is circular incross `section and, while it has been shown solid, it will be understoodthat it may be hollow in order to reduce weight and save materialrequired to make it. The arm is of suiiicient length to pass ofthe arm.Since the web Ill has frictional engagement withthecore, it willcooperate with the web 8 to resist rotation of the roll and prevent itfronturning too freely when pull is exerted upon the paper to unwindpaper from the roll. Resistance to free rotation of the roll upon thearm also allows paper unwound from the roll to be easily torn loose.After all the paper has been withdrawn, pressure may be applied to thecore from opposite sides thereof and the core will thus be collapsed bytransverse pressure and its transverse shape changed from circular toelliptical, the longest diameter being vertical. When the core is inthis vertically elongated shape, it may be shifted longitudinally overthe finger and readily removed from the arm so. that another roll may beapplied to the holder. It will thus be seen that a roll of toilet tissuemay be readily applied to the holder and rotatably carried thereby,accidental displacement of the roll being prevented through the roll ofpaper 6 and protrude from the outer end of the core 1 which is lformedfrom 65 ing also prevented.

during use and too rapid rotation of the roll be- Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed is:

1. A paper-roll holder comprising a bracket adapted to be securedagainst a support, an arm projecting forwardly from said bracket, -afinger projecting upwardly from the front end portion of said arm loroverlapping the front end of a `paper-roll and retaining the roll uponthe arm.

a tongue projecting downwardly from the forward portion of said arm,said tongue extending longitudinally of said arm and being taperedtoward its front end to provide a lower edge extending forwardly at anupward incline, the rear end of said tongue being vertically arcuate andmerging into the rear end of the inclined lower edge. and a webprojecting downwardly from the rear end portion of said arm formedintegral with the arm and the iront face of said bracket.

2. A paper-roll holder comprising a bracket adapted to be securedagainst a support, an arm projecting forwardly from said bracket, a.finger projecting upwardly from the front end portion of said arm foroverlapping the front end of a paper-roll and retaining the roll uponthe arm, a member under the front end portion of said arm for engagingin a core of a paper-roll extending longitudinally of the arm and havinga lower edge extending forwardly at an upward incline, and a web forengaging in a core of a paper-roll projecting downwardly from the rearend of said arm.

3. A paper-roll holder comprising an arm having mounting means at itsrear end and an upaseaoeo arm, said tongue having its lower edgeextending forwardly at an upward incline whereby a paperroll having atubular core may be tilted and forced along the arm toward the rear endthereof to a position for resting upon the arm with said fingeroverlapping the front end of the rolll and a web depending from the rearend of said arm for engaging in the rear end of the core to retardrotation of the roll on the arm.

4. A paper-roll holder comprising an arm having mounting means at itsrear end and an upstanding linger at its front end, a tongue projectingdownwardly from the forward portion of said arm for entering the core ofa paper-roll thrust upon the arm and engaging the forward portion of thecore to hold the roll against upward movement on the arm out of abuttingengagement with said finger, and a web at the rear end of said arm forentering the core of the roll and frictio'nally engaging the core andretarding rotation of the roll.

5. A paper-roll holder comprising an arm having mounting means at itsrear end and an upstanding nger at its front end, a wedge carried by theforward portion of said arm for engaging in the core of a roll andresisting upward dis placement of the roll on the arm, and a brakemembercarried by the arm for engaging in the core of the roll and retardingrotation oi' the roll JOSEPH A. POIRIER.

